Please elaborate. You shouldn't have mentioned it if you cannot handle a debate on the matter. I await in suspense.

FFS, here's another thread that is going to go down the pan!
FA, please don't rise to the bait!

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This picture is by ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile and shows a small galaxy, IC 1613

Discovered in 1906, IC 1613 is our close neighbour, a member of the Local Group of galaxies, and a mere 2.3 million light-years away.

It is an exceptionally useful galaxy to study, both due to its close proximity, and the unusual lack of dust both within it and in line of sight, so even individual stars can be resolved. As such it contributes greatly to science, in particular helping study and calibration of distances to objects in space.

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A superb animated GIF comprising actual footage of the Moon crossing the face of the Earth. That side of the Moon is of course never visible from Earth, as the Moon is tidally locked to the Earth and we only ever see one face, give or take a few extra degrees with libration.



Text xtracts taken from rlhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earthrl

This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away.

EPIC maintains a constant view of the fully illuminated Earth as it rotates, providing scientific observations of ozone, vegetation, cloud height and aerosols in the atmosphere. Once EPIC begins regular observations next month, the camera will provide a series of Earth images allowing study of daily variations over the entire globe. About twice a year the camera will capture the moon and Earth together as the orbit of DSCOVR crosses the orbital plane of the moon.

These images were taken between 3:50 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. EDT on July 16 2015, showing the moon moving over the Pacific Ocean near North America. The North Pole is in the upper left corner of the image, reflecting the orbital tilt of Earth from the vantage point of the spacecraft.

Those pesky Chinese creating CGI pictures of the moon now: www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 46461.html

Those pesky Chinese creating CGI pictures of the moon now: www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 46461.html

An interesting article on the formation of the moon. Scientists have known for a while that the moon was formed from a collision with the Earth. It was long believed that it was a glancing blow, but it seems that new research points at a heavy head-on impact.

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Yes, the Chinese generally play thgeir cards very close to their chest and so releasing the images they have really is special.

One of my favourites has to be this onehttps://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/3-moon/2014/W020140111440319597176_f537.jpg" >

Scientists believe that Pluto has large hills of water ice, floating in a sea of frozen nitrogen, and move over time like icebergs, being carried along in nitrogen glaciers. www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-mys ... ting-hills

Scientists believe that Pluto has large hills of water ice, floating in a sea of frozen nitrogen, and move over time like icebergs, being carried along in nitrogen glaciers. www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-mys ... ting-hills

Pluto's icy plains - truly astonishing detail, the resolution is around 80 metres per pixel This is a screengrab of a partial image, but for the best view go to the page and click on the full length image and scroll. Awesome. www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto ... w-horizons

Pluto's icy plains - truly astonishing detail, the resolution is around 80 metres per pixel This is a screengrab of a partial image, but for the best view go to the page and click on the full length image and scroll. Awesome. www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto ... w-horizons

Unveiled today, this is the Crew Module pressure vessel of the Orion spacecraft, a key component now being tested.

Orion is scheduled to be launched in 2018, and will go on an unmanned proving mission that will fly thousands of miles beyond the Moon and back, in a 3 week mission.

Before then, over the next two years there are over 100,000 components to be installed, and that's just in this bit. Over many years, the scientists are of course considering every conceivable issue, testing meticulously and developing/improving as they go along. Like their Apollo predecessors, the spaceflights will only be the final part after many years of exhaustive development and by then the scientists will have considered and planned for a million eventualities, tested them all, and built the final craft and written procedures accordingly.

Orion's first manned flight might be as soon as 2012, though budget cuts are the problem, but sooner or later this is the system that will send men to Mars.

As part of the process, a new launch system is also being developed. Sadly gravity continues to be a pest, but the new SLS (Space Launch System) is also well under development, this will be by some margin the world’s most powerful rocket, and will launch Orion on missions to an asteroid and eventually to Mars, being able to provide enough fuel to allow deep space (well, by solar system standards, that is) travel for bigger craft, and life support for astronauts on long journeys.

I have been to see Space Shuttle launches, but hope to travel to see SLS go up as it will be just an awesome sight and sound. I'd recommend watching a live launch to anyone.

Seems rumours that Einstein's predicted gravitional waves have been detected are correct and an announcement has now been made.

Quote: Dally "Seems rumours that Einstein's predicted gravitional waves have been detected are correct and an announcement has now been made.'" Live video feed of update on the expected announcement 17 15:30 UK time will be here: www.space.com/17933-nasa-televis ... ce-tv.html

Quote: Dally "Seems rumours that Einstein's predicted gravitional waves have been detected are correct and an announcement has now been made.'" Live video feed of update on the expected announcement 17 15:30 UK time will be here: www.space.com/17933-nasa-televis ... ce-tv.html

Truly historic stuff.

A detailed, but not too detailed, report on proceedingsThe total power output of gravitational waves during the brief collision was 50 times greater than all of the power put out by all the of the stars in the universe put together,”

You can actually hear a recording of the sound of the gravitational waves being produced, made by translating the frequency of the gravitational waves into sound waves, via the link on the page